Active Volcanoes of Kamchatka and Kuriles. Taunshits

Taunshits Volcano

GVP Number	300160
IAVCEI Number	1000-16-
Coordinates	54°31'41" N, 159°48'15" E
Region	Center Kamchatka
Elevation	2353 m
Latest Eruption	560±127 BC

Вулкан Тауншиц

Вид с юго-востока.

Author(s): Вера Пономарёва. ИВиС ДВО РАН

Source: ИВиС ДВО РАН. Голоценовые вулканы Камчатки http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/volcanoes/holocene/

Location

Volcano is located on the Eastern coast, 7 km northwest from Uzon caldera, 25 km southwest from Kronotskoe Lake, 180 km northeast from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Form and structure

Complex Stratovolcano. Its western slope destroyed by directed blasts.

Composition

Andesites

Age

39,000 BP

Aviation color code

GREEN

Latest KVERT Releases

No VONA/KVERT Releases

Hazard synopsis

Moderate potential hazards could cause by ash plumes, ash falls, pyroclastic flows, hot avalanches and lahars. The volcano can constitute a potential hazard to international and local airlines at Kamchatka.

Monitoring status

satellite